diff --git a/tests/run.yml b/tests/run.yml
index 333153fc36..093b03bf55 100644
--- a/tests/run.yml
+++ b/tests/run.yml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
         build_image_tag: "change_{{ zuul.change | default('none') }}"
         openstack_core_enabled: "{{ openstack_core_enabled }}"
         openstack_core_tested: "{{ scenario in ['core', 'cephadm', 'zun', 'cells', 'swift', 'ovn', 'lets-encrypt'] }}"
-        dashboard_enabled: "false"
+        dashboard_enabled: "{{ openstack_core_enabled }}"
         upper_constraints_file: "{{ ansible_env.HOME }}/src/opendev.org/openstack/requirements/upper-constraints.txt"
         docker_image_tag_suffix: "{{ '-aarch64' if ansible_architecture == 'aarch64' else '' }}"
         kolla_ansible_venv_path: "{{ ansible_env.HOME }}/kolla-ansible-venv"